Immersion Corporation

Herve Thu Timone

Juan Manuel Cruz-Hernandez

Christopher J Ullrich

Stephen D Rank

Jason Hoi Fun Lau

Satvir Singh Bhatia

Kanav Gandhi

Henrique D Da Costa

Andrianaivo Rabemiarisoa

Danny A Grant

Robert W Heubel

Pedro Gregorio

Robert Lacroix

Henry Da Costa

Henry DaCosta

Robert A Lacroix

Hugues-Antoine Oliver

Steve Rank

A haptic conversion system is provided that analyzes an audio signal, generates a plurality of haptic signals based on the analysis of the audio signal, and plays the generated plurality of haptic signals through a plurality of actuators to produce one or more haptic effects. The haptic conversion system maps the generated plurality of haptic signals to the plurality of actuators based on one or more audio characteristics of the audio signal. Each generated haptic signal includes one or more haptic parameters, and is played at its mapped actuator to generate the one or more haptic effects.

Sound to haptic effect conversion system using multiple actuators

A method for synchronizing haptic effects with at least one media component in a media transport stream includes identifying a series of video frames containing imaging information and/or a series of audio frames containing sound information in the media transport stream; identifying a series of haptic frames containing force feedback information in the media transport stream; and synchronizing the force feedback information in response to the imaging information and/or sound information.

Synchronization of haptic effect data in a media transport stream

A haptic conversion system is provided that intercepts frames of audio data, such as a digital audio signal, converts the frames into a haptic signal, and plays the created haptic signal through an actuator to produce haptic effects. The haptic signal is based on a maximum value of each audio data frame, which defines a magnitude of the haptic signal. The haptic signal is applied to the actuator configured to receive the haptic signal, where the actuator utilizes the haptic signal to generate the one or more haptic effects.

Method, system, and device for converting audio signal to one or more haptic effects

Sound to haptic effect conversion system using waveform

Sound to haptic effect conversion system using amplitude value

Haptic information in a series of frames of a media transport stream is identified and time stamps corresponding thereto are determined in accordance with a master time code signal embedded in the media transport stream. Each media transport stream frame containing haptic information is subsequently assigned a time stamp so that it will be used to activate an actuator at a proper time responsive to the time stamp to generate a haptic effect in accordance with the haptic information.

Systems and methods for providing visual navigation cues in user interfaces for use with rotary input devices are described. One described method comprises causing a plurality of graphical objects to be displayed in an arc. The curvature of the arc is configured to convey the ordinal relationship for navigating between each of the plurality of graphical objects with a rotary input device. The curvature of the arc is independent of the spatial relationship between the rotary input device and a display.

Systems and methods for user interfaces designed for rotary input devices

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